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気兼ね[きがね] (kigane)

hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

気兼ね (きがね, kigane) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone, having scruples about doing someth”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

気兼きがねなく何なんでも言いってください

Please talk about anything you want without reservation.

気兼ねなく私に連絡してください。

Please feel free to reach me.

あなたは私にどうぞ気兼ねなく連絡ください。

Please do not hesitate to contact me.

あなたはどうか気兼ねなく私にメールしてください。

Please do not hesitate to email me.

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